Crazy mirror reflection

[lucid dancer]

In my opinion, it sounds like a dream that you had. You said that you were physically in jail... you state that you recall going to your living room and seeing your body there.  The location of the body is why I think it could be a dream.  It makes sense that your reflection would be different then it is in real life. The mind likes to trick us like that.

[Leyla]

Okay- this is an easy one. You have encountered what is known as the "terror in the threshold" your "shadow self" your "dark side"
It's one of the first things you have to confront when doing this kind of astral stuff.
The buddhists talk alot about it. It's even a scene in star-wars, where Luke is fighting this evil enemy and when the mask comes off he see's the enemy is himself.
Look at yourself honestly, see yourself clearly, including all your flaws- God knows we all have them. Just work on yourself. Decide what it is you need to do to be a better person.
"do what you will but cause no harm"
Remember that what other people do wrong is no reason for you to have negative behavior. Don't allow someones elses actions to dictate your actions.
Remove yourself from negative people immediatly, the very instant you feel yourself lowered to their level.
I took the step of going back to everyone I had ever harmed, and took responsability for my actions, and apologised.

[amcturbo]

Hi Evan,
There are a lot of *speculations* as to why you viewed yourself that way ... next time you project, make it a point to look into the mirror again.  When you see the reflection and it doesn't *match* what you expect, ask yourself some questions (expecting answers) like ...

1) What am I seeing?
2) If I were to understand what I am seeing, what would that be?
3) Am I projecting this image?
4) Is this image coming from some external source?
5) If I could learn (3) positive things from this experience, what would they be?

Asking open-ended questions such as these puts your Sub-Cons. mind into a mode that FINDS those answers.  Politely reequest the answers promptly ... and see what the results are.

P.S.  Saturday morning, I saw myself in the mirror ... and then walked into it with the intent of going to Focus 27.  It was an interesting trip ... albiet, I don't know if I ever *made it* to Focus 27.

Cheers!
Greg Taylor

"Whatever consciousness may be, it's not a small thing" - Ingo Swann
"Oh, I... ain't got no ... body" - David Lee Roth (Van Halen)

[Leyla]

I think we should keep in mind that this person had the OBE while in *jail* and that by his name who know he uses both XTC (ecstasy) and 420 (the police code for marajuana) And probably has tried a few other things.

My guess is that he has a few personal issues to work out- probably ones he has been running from for some time now, which is why he faced himself in the mirror.

It was no accident. Clearly, his guides are trying to help him recover from what is likely a painful past.

It's time for him to begin a personal spiritual quest, which is why he's on this board.

[XTC user420]

yeah your probaly right about my shadow self, thats what i kinda thought about, Leyla your right about having a painfull past and i wonder how you knew that? but i dont smoke pot or do ecstasy anymore. I want to get on with my spiritual quest but i need to get over the fear of concious projection. I wish i had someone that would try and do it with me..thanks

[XTC user420]

Hey forum
I get sleep paralys everytime i sleep on my back and i usally dont sleep on my back because of it, but when i want to have lucid dreams ill do it, but ok I was in jail the other night and I slept on my back and then later on the sleep paralys came and im not sure if i projected on the astral plane or if it was just a lucid dream, im stil kinda new at this, but anyway when the sleep paralys came on i dont remember exactley what i did but i remember I was in my living room and my body was laying there too and i went out side and saw one of my friends and started talking to him and i tried to fly but it was kind of harder than it usally is and then I went back in and looked in the mirror and i saw a ugly looking monster as my reflection, I mean im not ugly but this reflection was the ugliest thing i have ever seen, I wasent in any fear really to i saw it but it looked like a human with a bald head and his face looked like it was melted and they eyes looked so discusting looking I mean this thing looked wack and it was my reflection from the mirror. So anyway i just got kinda scared and thought of my body then openeded my eyes really quick. i didint have any fear at all though til I looked in the mirror, and i do think positive of myself too. I hope this is not my astral body, i dont think it is but I use to smoke pot like ciggerettes and i did alot of psycadelics too, can drugs mess your astral body up? If its some kinda bad enity im not really that scared, i mean the way it looked in the mirror i know i could beet its butt. lol, but can someone please give me some feedback on this, and if it is some kinda negative force thats attached to me let me no so i can get rid of it...
Thank you..